Differential diagnosis of radiolucencies of mandibular condyle
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Maxillofacial Imaging - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
The mandibular condyle is a region in which tumor/tumor-like lesions rarely form; osteoma, osteochondroma, chondroma, and synovial chondromatosis being the most common pathologic enities. However these lesions are more radiopaque than radiolucent. This review and flowchart will help the readers to develop a differential diagnosis for radiolucencies of the mandibular condyle with prevalence of this conditions which rarely affect condyle.
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Bhakti Patil Soman
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